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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
2
A patient describes severe kidney pain and leg swelling leading to an amputation recommendation. After using Doan's Kidney Pills the swelling subsides, urine normalizes, and pains vanish. He has been well for nine years since treatment. For sale by dealers, 60 cents a box. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo N Y
A Washington Times clipping recalls Mr. London telling a farewell New York story aboard the Spark. Two old men drink after dinner while an old woman serves. The host scolds her for a mistake, calling her a fool, then laments she is not a servant but a poor relation kept out of charity.
In a southern town country dance scene the floor manager issues stern orders for partners. He directs dancers wearing shoes and stockings to the middle, those with shoes and no stockings behind them, and the bare footed crowd to move about the room.
A wife writes to George with affection and asks for a check by return. She jokes about having nothing else to write about and closes with warm, intimate sentiment.
A jumble of lines touches on nature, travel, army life, elopements, German progress, snuff suits, a wealthy New York policeman, a Massachusetts wedding trip, and a tennis match between Emperor William and his partner versus two girls.
The state railway commission weighs a request from railroads to raise cream rates while opposing voices from large creameries push back. Hearings reveal express carriers on key routes and argue for broader reductions on butter and cream, with a final decision pending thorough review to ensure a square deal.
The man who has been following Dr. Wiley's advice to swallow his food without chewing is now understood to be taking indigestion tablets in the same manner.
Announcement that a theatrical trust has been formed covering the principal cities of the world indicates the combination movement has entered a new stage of development.
A New Jersey horticulturist asserts he produced a strawberry nearly as large as a potato and likens it to being almost as sizable as a lump of coal. He emphasizes its unusual dimension and novelty for fruit cultivation.
The medical department of the state university hopes goat lymph may cure locomotor ataxia. The Detroit Free Press notes there should be a lot of powerful motor in male lymph.
A reflective line questions who can set dental charges by examining a patient’s molar patches, comparing human selection to horse age assessment. The piece uses metaphor to critique judgment and value.
A grim joke in a tabloid style notes an Arkansas undertaker known for stealing shrouds from corpses in his line of work considering a run in the mean man championship of the earth, implying a tongue in cheek challenge rather than a real bid.
A Tribune correspondent notes that housework attracts women yet they avoid it. He argues a male observer cannot fully grasp this. He imagines a committee of hired girls might judge writing less portable than sand shoveling, but that won’t push him to manual labor.
The University of Oxford awards its first ever honorary Doctor of Medicine to Dr Wilfred T Grenfell. He shifted from pursuing London medicine to dedicate his life to aid the poor fisherfolk of Labrador. The degree is given honors causa and holds special meaning.
The piece argues that public support is crucial for any strike to succeed and condemns two New York strikes for letting garbage rot in streets and denying tenement residents ice, urging leaders to prove a just cause and inform the public.
The Indianapolis Star reports a surge of thefts and embezzlements by bank and related facility employees in New York over recent months. The Star says it supports demanding bonds from all clerks, even those not handling cash, with a baseline of 6000 and higher amounts tied to responsibility.
Julius Neturen, 24, was shot in the back while cutting grain at Horace Henifin’s Nebraska farm near Bristow. Charles Neissen, 21, admitted firing with murderous intent. he was held to district court in 3,000 dollars bail. Julius is expected to recover after repeated quarrels led to the ambush.
In Adams county Nebraska farmers show strong buying power with about 35 new tractors or automobiles purchased this season. Local dealers report most buyers pay from banked funds and that Hastings area dealers have sold over 100 cars already, with the season still underway.
Athletic director Prince of the Lincoln Y M C A plans an elaborate foot race program to occur between horse races at the state fair in Lincoln on Wednesday and Thursday September 4 and 5. A county relay event aims to showcase Saar intaheinai as the best county in the state.
Augustus Row, 76, a bachelor farmer near Buda, was killed by hammer blows. Neighbor Ludvig Krocek, once with him before the discovery, is jailed in Kearney after Sheriff Sammonds arrested him. Row had lived in the area since 1870 and was a Civil War veteran.
Maynard Spink of Beatrice is to be appointed superintendent of the state industrial school for boys at Kearney, with the appointment effective September 1. Governor Sheldon has not named his pick but informed Superintendent Hayward that his term ends September 1. Spink, formerly of Cass County, led a Beatrice business college and is a personal friend of the governor.
During the first week of September Lincoln will flood principal business streets with electric lights far surpassing last year. The plans include myriads of lights and free vaudeville attractions at street corners to entertain fairgoers.
Nebraska Masonic Home Association directors meet in Plattsmouth to approve a $20,000 addition and a $5,000 chapel funded by the late George W. Lininger. Omaha architect Guth is hired to draft plans as construction starts. The new addition will measure 100 by 29 feet across three stories, while the chapel will be 60 by 29 feet.
H A Vurpia secretary of the National Tracklayers association filed twenty photographs with the state railway commission claiming Milesoort Pacific tracks in Nebraska were dangerous. He urged better pay for trackmen and said ties and rails were unsafe for travel. The protest will be investigated.
The state fair hosts three Western League games at the race track grand stand at 10 15 a m on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday Ducky Holmes Lincoln Gos lidge and the Sioux City Duncanites compete to prove Western League quality versus local teams.
County attorney McCutchan reports the arrest of a Bord butcher for selling diseased meat under the new pure food law. It is the first arrest under the act. Food Commissioner Johnson orders vigorous prosecution. Offense carries a $100 fine. Offender’s name was not disclosed.
A serious accident at the home of A. B Garten in Albion left Maud Cook, a domestic, severely burned when a gasoline stove flared or exploded and soaked her clothes. Assistance was rendered, but the burns were extensive and she appeared gravely injured.
A reader notes home laundry could improve with Defiance Starch. It claims the product provides greater strength allowing very thin application, avoiding face chalking and fabric wear seen with other starches.
A fragment discusses kissing customs in Japan noting kissing rarely occurs publicly except between spouses and that mothers do not kiss their children, reflecting dated cultural perspectives.
Advertising copy claims Allen's Foot Ease softens feet for better shoe fit. Mentions relief for swollen, sweating, hot, aching feet. Available at druggists for two cents. trial package offered free. A. A. Olmsted, Le Roy.
A reflective quote from George Eliot about inner change and selflessness guiding love. It emphasizes dying to self to start living and then blessing others through love.
Fragmentary ad copy lists remedies and makers including Norman Lichty Mfg. Co and Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Mentions Fielding Lewis’ Single Binder and quotes on health and cheerfulness. Describes teething relief and smoothing gums with products for colds and headaches.
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